Refresher on Balance of Payments Accounts, Analysis

& Introduction to BOP Forecasting

Workshop on Financial Programming and PoliciesYangon, Myanmar

February 16-27, 2015

Milan ZavadjilConsultantConsultantConsultantConsultant

ContentsContents

1 Refresher on Balance of Payments Structure1. Refresher on Balance of Payments Structure2. Competitiveness and External

SustainabilitySustainability3. Introduction to Balance of Payments

F iForecasting

1. REFRESHER ON BALANCE OF1. REFRESHER ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Material Covered in Introductory Course

• Balance of Payments StructureBalance of Payments Structure• Exchange Rate and Competitiveness

l f l i• Balance of Payments Developments in Myanmar

• Sustainability and Growth Contribution

Revision of Introductory Course: l fBalance of Payments

1. Overall Balance (1+2)2. Current Account

o Goods (Exports, Imports)S i ( i d id f i l O h )o Services (Received, Paid for Transportation, Travel, Others)

o Income (Interest payments and receipts, Repatriation of profits, labor Income)

o Transfers (Official, Private)3. Capital Account

Di t I t to Direct Investmento Portfolio Investmento Other Capital (Loans and Deposits)p ( p )

Balance of Payments StructureBalance of Payments Structure

2. COMPETITIVENESS AND EXTERNAL SUSTAINABILITY

Exchange Rate BasicsExchange Rate Basics• Appreciation and depreciation; kyat per US# and US$ pp p y p

per kyat• Exchange rate depends on availability of foreign

exchange: balance of payments and central bankexchange: balance of payments and central bank intervention.

• Fundamental factor in determining exchange rate is i diff ti l b t t t iprice differentials between two countries:o Similar good in two countries should cost about

the same exchange rate corrects for price g pdifferential

o This is called purchasing power parity

Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER)

The NEER is a weighted average of indexed nominal bilateral rates• Bilateral cross rates are expressed in foreign currency per domestic currency and indexed to 100 The more “important” a competitor, the higher the weight of its currency

Exchange

NEER

ExchangeRates

Averagingf lformula

Weights

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Comparing the price level in Myanmar with that of other

Real Exchange RateComparing the price level in Myanmar with that of other countries, all expressed in US$:

What does it mean if real exchange rate increases?• Goods in Myanmar become more expensive relative to their counterparts in the USA

K t b i i t f US d ll• Kyat becomes more expensive in terms of US dollarsThis is a real appreciation which reduces competitiveness i e reduces exports and raises

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competitiveness i.e. reduces exports and raises imports

Assessing CompetitivenessAssessing Competitiveness

• Various indicators can help assess a country’sVarious indicators can help assess a country s external competitiveness.

• REER is one possible method• REER is one possible method.• Another is to monitor the size of the current

d fi i bili laccount deficit: ability to earn surpluses or keep deficits small enough to avoid an

i bl b ild f lunsustainable build-up of external costs.• Trends in unit labor costs of major exports

External Factors Crucial for GrowthExternal Factors Crucial for Growth

• Large expansion of manufacturing sector oftenLarge expansion of manufacturing sector, often financed through FDI, was key driver of growth in Asia.

• This requires export driven growth strategy, which in turn needs to be supported by externalwhich in turn needs to be supported by external competitiveness, including competitive real exchange rate, though other factors such as good g g ginfrastructure, education, and openness to trade and FDI, are also important.

Some Deterioration in Myanmar’s lExternal Competitiveness

The Current Account• External Competitiveness is Key Determinant of

Current Account• Current Account Balance (CAB) addresses:

o How much expenditures exceed disposable p pincome

o How much we are increasing our foreign “i d bt d ”“indebtedness”

• A current account deficit must be financed by increases in foreign liabilities or by declines inincreases in foreign liabilities or by declines in foreign assets. o CA deficits excessive/ sustainable?

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Revision: What is the Current Account fDeficit

• Y=C+I+G+X-MY C I G X M• [Y=GDP; C=Private Consumption;

G=Government Consumption; X=Exports ofG Government Consumption; X Exports of Goods and Services; X=Imports of Goods and Services; X-M=Current Account Balance; S=Savings]

• X-M=Y-C-I-G• [Y-C-G=S]• X-M=S-IX M S I

Current Account Sustainability IssuesCurrent Account Sustainability Issues

• Can country generate future trade surpluses to repay y g p p yliabilities (debt)?– Rate of economic growth; rate of investment;

f dexport performance; openness to trade• Is the exchange rate misaligned?

E i t i th l h t– Examine movements in the real exchange rate• How vulnerable is the country to external shocks and

swings in investor sentiment?swings in investor sentiment?– Volatility of Terms of Trade (TOT); export

composition; composition and size of external p pdebt.

CA deficits not always a problem• Important to keep in mind: CA deficit need not be

bad or unsustainable.• Could be indication of healthy investment into

growing economy.• Most likely to be damaging if:

– Fuelling consumption boom– Funds flow to unproductive investment, often:

real estate

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External Debt Sustainability AnalysisExternal Debt Sustainability Analysis

• Similarities between external and fiscalSimilarities between external and fiscal sustainability: similar methodologies

• However also important differences; the• However, also important differences; the government does not directly control the CAB E h ll l l l i• Exchange rate normally plays larger role in external sustainability

• We will not go over external sustainability in detail.

Link between CA and External Debt

• Financing a CA deficit:– Equity investment into the country, E– Borrowing (accumulation of foreign debt, D)

d f (b k d– Drawing down foreign assets, FA (bank deposits abroad, or reserves of monetary authorities)

• To the extent a CA deficit is not financed by equity• To the extent a CA deficit is not financed by equity investment or a drawdown of foreign assets, external debt is increasing.

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Foreign Exchange AdequacyForeign Exchange Adequacy• Reserves can cushion country against sharp drops in

export revenues or a sudden stop in capital inflowsexport revenues, or a sudden stop in capital inflows. • Thus, reserves can help prevent a financial crisis or a

slowdown in output growth because a country canslowdown in output growth, because a country can maintain imports despite the reduction in exports.

• Central bank needs to target a level of reserves thatCentral bank needs to target a level of reserves that it finds appropriate and target intervention in the foreign exchange market to maintain this level.

• Not clear what level of reserves is appropriate.• Reserves may not always work—loss of reserves y y

leads to loss in confidence.

Indicators of Reserve AdequacyIndicators of Reserve Adequacy

• Traditional indicator is reserves in months of imports. If pexports drop, how long can a country keep exporting. The traditional benchmark is 3 months, but this is out of date. IMF recommends import cover of 5 6 months for Myanmar (2013recommends import cover of 5-6 months for Myanmar (2013 Article IV).

• Newer indicators focus on capital account vulnerabilities.• To what extent reserves cover debt obligations maturing over

the next year. Many believe Asian Crisis of 1997-98 occurred because reserves were insufficient for this purposebecause reserves were insufficient for this purpose.

• Reserve coverage of broad money (M2) is another possible indicator, showing vulnerability to domestic outflows i.e. residents taking their deposits out of local banks

Evolution of Myanmar’s ReservesEvolution of Myanmar s Reserves

Myanmar’s Reserves Compared with Other Countries

2. INTRODUCTION TO BOP FORECASTING

Inputs for forecasting• Projected developments in the world economy

o Forecasts from other institutionso Forecasts from other institutionso IMF’s World Economic Outlook

• Projected developments in the domestic economyj p yo Forecasts from other sectorsoReal sector, fiscal sector, and monetary sector

• Behavioral relationships—for example relationship between GDP and import growth

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Revision: Price & Volume Changes

V = P Q

QUANTITYQUANTITY(or VOLUME)

Qt = Qt-1 (1+%Q/100)

PRICEPt = Pt-1 (1+%P/100)

t t 1 ( )

VALUEVALUEVt = Vt-1 (1+%V/100) = Pt-1 (1+%P/100) Qt-1 (1+%Q/100)

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Forecasting Imports: Using Import Function

MR = f ( ER*PM/PD; YR; …)

Substitution ff ( )

Income effect (+)effect (–) effect (+)

where: ER*PM/PD relative price of imports to domestic ER*PM/PD = relative price of imports to domestic

production, expressed in home currency ER = nominal exchange rate (in home currency per $) PM = $ import price PD = home production price (GDP deflator)

YR = domestic income (proxied by real GDP)

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(p y )

Standard Export Function

XR = f ( (PD/ER)/PD*; YR*; …)

Price Foreign income

where:

Price effect (-)

Foreign incomeeffect (+)

• ER = nominal exchange rate (in home currency per $)• PD = domestic price level (in home currency)• PD* = foreign price level (in $)• PD* = foreign price level (in $)• YR* = foreign income (proxied by real GDP in importing

countries)

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Forecasting Exports: Using Export Elasticities

Projected change in export volume:

%XR = {P * %((PD/ER)/PD*)} + {Y * %YR*}

FOREIGN INCOMEELASTICITY

RELATIVE PRICE ELASTICITY:

ELASTICITY:Typical

estimate0 5 to 1 5

Typicalestimate

ST (1 year) ~(-0.2)

0.5 to 1.5

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LT (> 1 year) ~(-1)

Forecasting Export Values

• Forecast export price growth (%PX)U WEO f t– Use WEO forecasts

• Forecast export volume growth (%XR)– Use estimated elasticities to get %XR– Or use regression equations to get XR

• Compute export value – Xt = Xt-1 (1+%PX/100) (1+%XR/100)

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Projecting Exports—Supply ApproachProjecting Exports Supply Approach

What determines country’s available supply of exportWhat determines country s available supply of export products:• Past developments, especially investment.p , p y• Outlook for export volume—depends on domestic

production, consumption, change in stocks, p p ginstitutional factors.

• Outlook for selling priceoWorld prices if “small” countryo If “large” country depends on export volume.g y p p

Projecting Exports—Supply ApproachProjecting Exports Supply Approach

Disaggregation of Exports• Again, elasticity approach only appropriate for

some categories.• For Myanmar we split forecast into:

– Gas: growth of volume based on judgment and il bl i f ti ) d i t ti l il iavailable information) and international oil prices

– Agriculture, garments: supply side, based on growth of domestic capacity (GDP). Foreign income g p y ( ) gand REER may work well in some countries.

– Other: 20% growth assumption, assumes strong diversification of Myanmar economydiversification of Myanmar economy.

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Projection of Agricultural ExportsProjection of Agricultural Exports

Agricultural exports C D E F GAgricultural exports C D E F GAgricultural exports in millions of US$ (l 112) 2,570 3,375 3,560 3,845 3,881

change in % (l 1113) 31% 5% 8% 1%International food price index (2005=100) (l 114) 162 175 179 176 166 158

change in % (l 115) 8% 2% -1% -6% -4%Volume index (2005 prices) (l116) 1 464 1 891 2 018 2 320 2 450Volume index (2005 prices) (l116) 1,464 1,891 2,018 2,320 2,450

change in % (l 117) 29% 7% 15% 6%

Supply potential growth (l 119) 7% 8% 8% 9%Scale elasticity: (l 120) 9% 11% 11% 11%

1.31.3Relative price index [use t-1] (l 122) 805 846 894 824 787

change in % (l123) 5% 6% -8% -5%Relative price elasticity: (l 124) 4% 4% -5%

0.7International food price index (2011/12=100) (l126) 100 102 101 94 90p ( ) ( )

change in % (l 127) 2% -1% -6% -4%Kyat/US$ exchange rate ave (l128) 805 855 966 1,002 1,056

change in % (l129) 6% 13% 4% 5%Myanmar CPI ave (2011/12=100) (l130) 100 103 109 115 121

change in % (l 131) 3% 6% 6% 6%

Projection of Agricultural ExportsProjection of Agricultural Exports• Agricultural exports in millions of US$= G114 (Agricultural

/export price index)/100*G116 (Agricultural export volume index)

• G114='Real sector - Annual'!H34 (Commodity prices Commodity prices (Food, WEO, PFOOD)

• G116==F116*(1+G117 (percentage growth in volume))• G117=$A$125 (Price elasticity of agricultural exportG117 $A$125 (Price elasticity of agricultural export

volume (0.7)) *G123 (percentage change in relative price index, 0.7)+$A$121 (Income elasticity of agricultural exports, 1.3)*G119 (supply potential growth, from 'Real p ) ( pp y p gsector - Annual'!G10, )

• G178=G181 (Agricultural price index in US$)*G183 (Kyat/US$ exchange rate ave)/G185 (Myanmar CPI ave)( y / g )/ ( y )

Forecasting Imports: Using Import Elasticities

Projected change in import volume:Projected change in import volume:

%MR = {P * %(ER*PM/PD)} + {Y * %YR}%MR {P %(ER PM/PD)} + {Y %YR}

RELATIVE PRICE ELASTICITY:

Typical

INCOMEELASTICITY:

Typicalypestimate

ST (1 year) -0.1 to -0.7LT (>1 year) -0.5 to -1.5

ypestimate1.0 to 2.0

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Forecasting Import Values• Forecast import price growth (%PM)

o Use WEO forecastso Use WEO forecasts

• Forecast import volume growth (%MR)• Forecast import volume growth (%MR)– Use estimated elasticities to get %MR

• Compute import value / /– Mt = Mt-1 (1+%PM/100) (1+%MR/100)

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Disaggregation of imports• Generally don’t forecast total imports: break

down to key components For Myanmar wedown to key components. For Myanmar we separate: – Fuel importsFuel imports– Imports financed by FDI (mostly machinery)– Other imports p

• Elasticity approach not equally good for all components. Project FDI-financed imports p j pbased on judgment and possibly discussion with major enterprises financed by FDI.

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Projection of Imports in the d hSpreadsheet

• Imports divided between Oil and Non-OilImports divided between Oil and Non Oil• Non-oil imports are divided between “FDI

related” and “Other” Former depend onrelated and Other . Former depend on quantity of FDI. W f I f Oil• We focus on Imports of Oil.

• Non-oil “Other” have the same methodology, except for different elasticities and different import price index.

Oil Imports in External Sector d hSpreadsheet

Oil imports C D E F GOil imports in millions of US$ (l164) 1,765 1,456 2,104 2,067 2,060p ( ) , , , , ,

-18% 45% -2% 0%Fuel price index (2005=100) (l166) 157 200 192 191 168 145

change in % (l167) 27% -4% 0% -12% -14%Volume index (2005 prices) (l168) 883 759 1,103 1,229 1,419

change in % (l169) -14% 45% 11% 15%

Real income growth (l171) 5.3% 5.9% 7.3% 8.3% 8.5% 8.5%Income elasticity - over transition period:

1.5Income elasticity - after transition period:

1.2

Relative price index [use t-1] 805 798 849 735 633change in % (l178) -1% 6% -13% -14%

Relative price elasticity: (l179)0 2-0.2

Fuel price index in US$ (2011/12=100) (l181) 100 96 96 84 73change in % (l182) -4% 0% -12% -14%

Kyat/US$ exchange rate ave (l183) 805 855 966 1,002 1,056change in % (l184) 6% 13% 4% 5%

Myanmar CPI ave (2011/12=100) (l185) 100 103 109 115 121Myanmar CPI ave (2011/12=100) (l185) 100 103 109 115 121change in % (l186) 3% 6% 6% 6%

Calculation of Oil ImportsCalculation of Oil Imports• Oil imports in millions of US$= G166 (Fuel price

index)/100*G168 (Fuel volume index)• G166='Real sector - Annual'!H31 (Commodity prices

(Fuel, WEO, PNRG, average)(Fuel, WEO, PNRG, average)• G168==F168*(1+G169 (percentage growth in volume))• G169=$A$180 (Price elasticity of oil import volume (-

0 2)) *G178 ( t h i l ti i0.2)) *G178 (percentage change in relative price index)+$A$173 Income elasticity of oil imports, 1.3)*G171 (real GDP growth, from 'Real sector -A l'!H10 8 5%)Annual'!H10, 8.5%)

• G178=G181 (Fuel price index in US$)*G183 (Kyat/US$ exchange rate ave)/G185 (Myanmar CPI ave)g )/ ( y )

Services

• Forecast separately: tourism, other servicesT i h i i l (k GDP h• Tourism: growth in arrivals (key: GDP growth in major countries from which tourists come, exchange rate) average spending per touristexchange rate), average spending per tourist

• Government service payments rise in line with government spendinggovernment spending.

• Other services: much transportation, closely linked to goods tradelinked to goods trade– Other credits proportional to goods exports

Service debits proportional to goods imports– Service debits proportional to goods imports

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Projecting Services and Private fTransfers

• Exports of services have grown very rapidlyExports of services have grown very rapidly but are assumed to slow down to 15%--a reasonable assumption for tourist revenuesreasonable assumption for tourist revenues.

• Imports of Services grow at same rate as (exports + imports)(exports + imports).

• Also slowdown in private transfers to 15% hgrowth.

Income: interest payments• Interest payments

o Interest due is equal to the interest rate times the average stock of debt: IYt = it • (D + D )/2 (see discussion on public sector(Dt + Dt-1)/2 (see discussion on public sector debt payments).

oWe need: Stock of foreign debt (Dt-1), the new financing (Dt), and the interest rate (it)

oNote the role of the stock of external debt

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Forecasting Transfers• Private: mainly workers’ remittances

o Consider past trends cyclical position of the hosto Consider past trends, cyclical position of the host country, exchange rate expectations

• Official: mainly foreign grantsC id d di ffi i lo Consider past trends, any outstanding official commitments or special relationships.Sh ld b di d ith d t tio Should be discussed with donor representatives.

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Revision: Capital & Financial Account

• Equity • DebtEquity(Non-debt creating)

–FDI

Debt(Debt creating)

Portfolio–FDI–Portfolio (e g Stock market)

–Portfolio (International bond issues)LT borrowing(e.g. Stock market) –LT borrowing

–ST borrowing

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Forecasting Foreign Direct Investment

Consider:d• Past trends

• Expected changes in:o Domestic market size; growth prospects; labor

force skills; export opportunities oMacroeconomic stability; o Investment climate (rules and regulations)o Privatization policies;o Implementation of major projects, discuss with p j p j

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Myanmar Financial Account and ll lOverall Balance

Financial account (increase in liability: +) 2,503 -4,269 3,160 4,381 5,026Direct investment: liabilities 2,035 1,147 2,633 3,350 3,850

Equity and investment fund shares 0 0 0 0 0Debt instruments 2,035 1,147 2,633 3,350 3,850

Other investment: liabilities 468 -5,416 527 1,031 1,176Other equity 0 0 0 0 0Debt instruments 468 -5,416 527 1,031 1,176

Public MLT debt - net -5,374 785 1,289 1,434Public MLT debt - disbursements 811 993 1,478 1,875Public MLT debt - repayment 129 208 189 441Change in arrears (+ increase) -6,056

Private MLT debt - net -42 -258 -258 -258

Errors and omissions (+ unrecorded inflows) -1,615 1,097 -236 0 0Current + capital + financial account balances 1,628 1,219 1,820 1,034 628

Overall balance 13 2,316 1,585 1,034 628Check (should be zero) - - -

Financing -13 -2,316 -1,585 -1,034 -628Gross official reserves (increase: ) 13 2 316 1 585 1 034 628Gross official reserves (increase: -) -13 -2,316 -1,585 -1,034 -628

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